2017 in Philippine sports

The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2017.

Years in Philippine sports: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Centuries: 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century
Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s
Years: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Events

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Athletics

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  • December 3 — The national finals of the 41st National Milo Marathon to be held in Cebu City.

Basketball

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Amateur

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Professional

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Collegiate

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  • November 16 – The San Beda Red Lions defeat the Lyceum Pirates, 92–82, and become the NCAA Season 93 men's basketball championship San Beda claimed their 21st Championship title
  • December 3, Basketball – The Ateneo Blue Eagles were crowned the UAAP Season 80 men's basketball champions after clinching an 88–86 victory over the De La Salle University Green Archers at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.[4]

Exhibition

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National team

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Women's basketball

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Boxing

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  • April 29 – Donnie Nietes becomes the new IBF world flyweight championship, defeating Thailand's Komgrich Nantapech via unanimous decision at the Pinoy Pride 40: Domination, at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino, Cebu City.[10]
  • July 2 – Dubbed as the "Battle of Brisbane", Jeff Horn kept his undefeated fight record after he had defeated Manny Pacquiao via a unanimous decision in a match held at the Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[11]
  • August 1–8 – The Philippines hosted the Asian Junior Boxing Championship, with Puerto Princesa, Palawan was named as host city.[12][13]
  • September 16 – Milan Melindo defeats Hekkie Budler to retain his International Boxing Federation (IBF) light-flyweight title via a split decision at the Waterfront Casino and Hotel in Cebu City.[14]
  • September 24 – Nonito Donaire won the WBC silver featherweight title by gutting out a hard-fought decision against Ruben Garcia Hernandez. of Mexico at the main event at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas.[15]

Collegiate sports

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Cockfighting

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Cycling

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Football

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Esports

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Golf

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Horse racing

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Mixed martial arts

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Motorsports

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Multi-sporting events

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  • February 19–26 – The Philippines competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan.[23][24][25] The team consisted of 29 athletes in three sports (four disciplines) and nine officials, which represented the largest Filipino delegation at the Asian Winter Games compared to the delegations sent in previous editions the Philippines participated in.[26][27]
  • April 23–29 – The Antique province hosted the 2017 Palarong Pambansa.[28]
  • August 19–30 – The Philippines competed at the 29th Southeast Asian Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Philippines finished the 29th SEA Games in 6th place with a medal haul of 24 Golds, 33 Silvers and 64 Bronze which is the country's worst finish in 18 years. The next edition of the Southeast Asian Games will be hosted by the Philippines in 2019.[29][30][31]

Poc and psc

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Rugby union

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Swimming

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Tennis

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Volleyball

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Beach volleyball

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Other events

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Awards

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Deaths

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January
May
June
  • June 3 – Carlos "Bobong" Velez, head of Vintage Enterprises (b. 1945)[41]
July
  • July 9 – Reynan Capoy, 2006 CESAFI Jrs. MVP. (b. 1989)[42]
  • July 23 – Rocky Batolbatol, mixed martial artist. (b. 1984)[43]
August
  • August 6 – Eric Nadal Mediavillo, triathlete (b. 1971)[44]
September
October
November
December

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WATCH: Jeron Teng scores 42 points in PBA D-League debut". Rappler. January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ginebra beats Meralco to repeat as Governors' Cup champion". GMA News. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "San Miguel Beermen pick Standhardinger first overall in 2017 PBA Draft". Rappler. October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Ateneo Blue Eagles are UAAP Season 80 champions". Rappler. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  5. ^ Lintag, Paul (January 22, 2017). "Gilas return for Blur, Beast appears to be set in new pool". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "PH to host 2017 SEABA tournament". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  7. ^ Terrado, Reuben (March 11, 2017). "Seaba championship and Seaba Under-16 to be held on the same week at the same venue". Sport Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Philippines slides to No. 30 in FIBA world ranking". The Philippine Star. October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "Philippines, 2 nations to host 2023 FIBA World Cup". ABS CBN News. December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  10. ^ "Donnie Nietes wins IBF Flyweight Championship". ABS CBN Sports. April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  11. ^ "Jeff Horn defeats Manny Pacquiao in WBO title fight". CBS News. July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  12. ^ "PH to host 2017 Asian Junior Boxing Tourney". The Manila Times. Philippine News Agency. December 31, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  13. ^ "Puerto Princesa to host Asian Junior boxing meet". The Philippine Star. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  14. ^ "Milan Melindo retains world title with split decision win over Hekkie Budler in bloody brawl". Spin.PH. September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  15. ^ "Nonito Donaire Dominates Ruben Hernandez, Wins WBC Silver". Boxing Scene. September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  16. ^ Terrado, Reuben (January 10, 2017). "Bright Akhuetie agrees to join UP Maroons after securing Perpetual release, confirms Bo Perasol". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  17. ^ "NCAA Season 93 Opening". June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  18. ^ "Adamson crowned as new UAAP Cheerdance Competition champion". The Philippine Star. December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  19. ^ Fenix, Ryan (December 28, 2015). "Winning Suzuki Cup would rekindle Philippines' love affair with football". ESPN F.C. ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  20. ^ Leyba, Olmin (January 5, 2016). "PFF finalizes blueprint for pro league". Philstar Sports. The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  21. ^ "WATCH: Chris Hofmann smashes David Douglas to retain URCC title". ABS-CBN Sports. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  22. ^ "Eduard Folayang retains ONE lightweight title with decision win over Ev Ting". ABS CBN Sports. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  23. ^ "Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  24. ^ "OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. February 17, 2017. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  25. ^ Atencio, Peter (January 4, 2017). "Filipino athletes to join Asian Winter Games". Manila Standard. Manila, Philippines. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  26. ^ "29 Filipino athletes to compete in 2017 Asian Winter Games". Manila Bulletin. Manila, Philippines. November 25, 2016. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  27. ^ "2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC". www.sapporo2017.org. 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. December 16, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  28. ^ "Palarong Pambansa 2017 to be held in Antique on April 23–29, 2017". Antique Palaro 2017 Facebook Page. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  29. ^ "PH concludes 2017 SEA Games campaign with paltry 24-gold medal haul". CNN Philippines. August 30, 2017. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  30. ^ "Philippines finishes with 24 gold medals in 2017 SEA Games, worst since 1999". ABS-CBN Sports. August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
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  33. ^ "PH Volcanoes capture Asian Rugby Sevens trophy in Qatar". Rappler. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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  35. ^ Noguiera, Emil (January 12, 2017). "Larong Volleyball names new coaches". Manila Times. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  36. ^ "DLSU Lady Spikers defeat Ateneo Lady Eagles, retain UAAP title". GMA News. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
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  38. ^ "2017 AVC Volleyball Events Calendar". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  39. ^ Isaga, JP (October 12, 2017). "ESPN returns to Philippine TV with TV5 partnership". Rappler. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  40. ^ "Ex-Manila mayor Mel Lopez, 81". The Philippine Star. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  41. ^ "Bobong Velez hailed as visionary of PH sports broadcasting". ABS-CBN News. June 3, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  42. ^ "Former Cesafi JRS. MVP Succumbs to Lung Cancer". July 9, 2017.
  43. ^ Filipino MMA fighter Rocky Batolbatol dies in road accident
  44. ^ "Third time in Ironman: Triathlete dies". The Freeman. August 7, 2017. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  45. ^ "PBA champion Cris Bolado dead after motorcycle crash". CNN Philippines. September 18, 2017. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  46. ^ "Filipino Olympian Loreto 'Bonnie' Carbonell passes away at 84". Spin.PH. September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  47. ^ Boxer Jeffrey Claro dies after lapsing into coma following sparring session
  48. ^ "Legendary FEU coach Kid Santos passes away". Philstar.com. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  49. ^ Elias Tolentino, 1960s basketball star, dies at 75
  50. ^ "Mona Sulaiman, Asia's fastest woman of early '60s, dies at 75". Rappler. December 21, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.